April is when bears typically emerge from their dens looking for food for themselves and their young. There are already scattered reports of bear sightings around Juneau, Anchorage and on the Kenai Peninsula. said Riley Woodford, information officer for the Division of Wildlife Conservation
He said Alaskans need to remember to secure attractants such as garbage, bird seed and pet food so bears and other wildlife don’t find food around homes, in neighborhoods or at camps or cabins.
April is the state’s official Bear Awareness Month.
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Add commentInformative - but pertinent?
Bar Awareness Month: good to know, but pertinent to the story? I'll let you make your own decision on that one.
Alright by me.
Good idea to help the public to wake up before the bears do. City folk around here tend to be complacent morons when it comes to bears... "But they were here first!"
In my effort to be more "bear
In my effort to be more "bear aware," I just purchased a new .30-378 Weatherby Magnum. I hope Yogi and Boo-Boo will have the common sense to not come around my house looking for pic-a-nic baskets.
burrr awurrr
last year, lil bear stood on my poach by the do', prevented treyshawn from gettin' hisself to work. lucks for me, I had ma'self a hoagie 4 that yogi and distracted him no prob.
Treyshawn
I don't know why so many people dislike your comments but I think your hilarious! Keep up the awesome comments they brighten my day!
@AK4611
homie, da reason be three-fold:
1) insta-click thumbs down cuz of how I write wifout even readin' what I have 2 say. S'all good tho, I don't judge em.
2) treyshawn always advocate love n second chances. populah opinion on this board, in putikluh on articles regardin criminal acts, be a hard-line conservative zero-tolerance policy. dis bleeds into part of number 1 as well, n we sadly know y.
3) generally dey dont understand all i wants to do is brighten the mood when this board aint nuffin but hate. 80-year old valley nra folk ain't laughin at no treyshawn jokes, n they don't have 2. let em hate. treyshawn keep smilin' and lovin' urrbuddy.
love n jokes n love n jokes n love n jokes n love n jokes!!!!
Gun kissers
Don't you just love gun kissers?
Don't you just love someone who'd rather shoot a bear than scare it away, or bear-spray it?
Don't you love people who proudly boast about their guns in forums like this, and how they'd like to kill things that are mildly menacing to them?
What a model for our community. Glad I'm not his neighbor.
This iz mah rifle,
This is mah gun.
This one's fer huntin',
This one's fer fun.
And this'n over here is my new .30-378 Weatherby Magnum. Isn't she sexy? I could kiss and love on 'er all naht long. I cain't WAIT to kill some bear or squirrel wid it. Maybe I'll leave my garbage cans open t'night. Can't wait to show my neighbors a big ole' bloody bear carcass in the mornin'. OOO-EEE! They iz gonna be impressed! Cuz nothin' says manhood better'n a big old bloody bear carcass in the bed of mah turuhk. YEE HAW!
Bingo! I helped Jo MacNamara
Bingo!
I helped Jo MacNamara get his/her/its panties in a wad. You just love an excuse to get self-righteous. What a twit.
Two words
No, I just love pointing out people who measure their manhood with their guns. It speaks volumes.
Two words: Two inches.
If I saw a menacing bear, I'd rather scare it away or use bear spray simply because I wouldn't want to deal with a carcass, nor would I want to put other people in jeopardy.
But to some people, their guns turn them on. They fetishize them. They brag about them. They are in love with them. It defines who they are. It's how they view themselves, and their 'manhood.' And by God, no obvious warning in the Juneau Empire could possibly compete with a gun you bought specifically to take out any bears who might tiptoe across your lawn.
You must be proud.
jo is funi doh heez a mofoh an na hoe a
i wan na geh a bran bea tu,ma e a back beah aw so..